A versatile painter, designer, illustrator, muralist and printmaker, Simard paints still lives, gardens, flowers and foliage in richly contrasting colors, capturing the essence of seasonal colors and changes.
Born on July 9, 1943 in Quebec, Canada, Claude Alphonse Simard graduated from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto in 1966. He then worked as a graphic designer and illustrator at La Maison Simons from 1966 to 1973. He ran his own communications firm from 1973 to 1984, and in 1984 he became a Professor in Graphic Communications at the University Laval.

Simard executed several mural painting commissions for Parks Canada and others, and created eight postage stamp designs for the Canadian Postal Service. Since 1974, he has also created a large number of silkscreen prints.

Studied:
Ontario College of Art 1962-66
trips abroad:
Birmingham, England 1965
Switzerland & France 1969
Denmark & Germany 1971
Italy, 1998, 1999, 2000

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Quebec Museum, Quebec City 1975
Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Quebec City 1979
Retrospective (1983-91) at Villa Bagatelle, Quebec 1991
Chateau Bagatelle, Paris, France 1991

Selected Public and Corporate Collections:
ABN Bank of Canada
Banque Nationale de Paris
Canada Steamship Lines
Confederation des Caisses Desjardins
Musee National des Postes
Readers Digest of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Teleglobe Canada

Commissions:
Imperial Oil Limited, Montreal
Parks Canada - Fort Chambly Murals
Canada Post Corporation - 1983 & 1987 & 1997 stamps

Posted with the permission of the artist